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By Sheena Adesilu2021-01-25T12:21:00+00:00 Nationwide delivery has been the saving grace for some craft bakeries during the pandemic as they seek to reach potential customers outside of their region. The logistics of such an operation, however, have proved challenging. “For many businesses, national distribution has been their only option for the last 12 months. It’s compensated for lost opportunities. It’s been game changing,” said Charlie Turnball, founder of Delishops. Described as a...

The best Valentines Day restaurant meal boxes and experiences for a lockdown date night at home Some of Manchesters best restaurants are delivering romantic, restaurant quality dining experiences to your door Updated Elite Bistros Valentines Day menu (Image: Dan Burns) Sign up for our Whats On newsletter - for all the latest whether youre staying in or heading out and aboutInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you pro...

2021-01-20T19:03:00+00:00 Sponsored by This category at the Baking Industry Awards 2020 celebrates innovative and marketable products that present something new to the judges, be it a twist on an existing product or something completely new.   Winner: Sourdough Toastie Loaf, Seasons Bakery The unique Sourdough Toastie Loaf is described by Seasons Bakery as having a traditional sourdough flavour with the creamy softness of a white tin loaf. It was developed with a customer, who owns a toastie ...

Trendsetters: From African inspired snacks to cookies with a difference Chicka’s reverts to its African heritage to bring better-for-you treats to Brits while empowering the women of tomorrow; pladis is rolling out its biggest launch to date; the cookie category is being given a shake up with a range of chef-driven delights; and a West country UK bakery has partnered with an artisan condiment maker to offer the perfect breakfast marriage. No monkeying about Katie�...

Thankfully, British Baker has done the hard work for you, gathering thoughts from industry experts. In part one of three, we explore the top trends likely to play out on the bakery scene in 2021. It pays to be on trend. But in a world of Instagram-led fads, ever-changing consumer preferences and a worldwide pandemic, how do you know what’s worth tapping into? “Predicting big hitters for the year ahead isn’t easy as we make our way out of a turbulent 12 months. However, amidst the ever-ch...

Daniel Carr, PR manager at Warings Bakery in Reading, says: Despite the turbulent year and challenges we have faced, Covid has in fact provided at least one positive for our industry and that has been to raise the profile of small independent bakers like ourselves. New customers have discovered us and we find ourselves baking for a new generation of customer that is enjoying our traditional products, with increases in sales of bread, buns, doughnuts, and pastries. Lockdown forced us, out of nec...

A LAKE District baking business has created an online sourdough tutorial to help people with their baking dilemmas from the comfort of their own homes. A spokesman for Lovingly Artisan said: “This is a virtual baking programme with a difference and, even better still, if you forget a step or get in a pickle you can watch it again and again, because it’s going to be recorded for posterity...” The public is invited to join bakers Aidan Monks and Dean Fletcher on January 24 (10am to 3....

British Baker looks back on some more stories making the headlines in the most extraordinary year in living memory. Face coverings in shops became mandatory in July, while August and September saw factories such as Greencore hit by Covid-19 and a plan to minimise job losses at Greggs. Here’s how the next three months panned out for the baking industry:   July The Food & Drink Federation (FDF) claimed that the government ban on advertising and promoting ‘unhealthy’ food is unlikely to co...